2. A
“The fundamental R
factor is proportion. N
Proportion is precisely
E
what makes the old
Greek temples
beautiful… And when J
we look at some of the
A
most admired buildings
of the Renaissance or C
the Baroque, we notice O
that they are all well- B
proportioned. That is
the essential thing.” S
E
N

3. • Arne Emil Jacobsen (11 Feb 1902 – • Arne Jacobsen is noted for his sense
A
24 Mar 1971) was a Danish Architect of proportion.
and Designer. • He paid careful attention to minute R
• Educated at the Royal Danish details of the design and believed that N
Academy of Fine Arts, School of every single element had to be E
Architecture in Copenhagen, he was harmonious from the shade of paint,
professor at the Academy from 1956 down to the doorknobs.
to 1965. • His buildings and furniture designs J
• He is remembered for his both illustrated a combination of his A
contribution to Architectural love of naturalism and modernist
Functionalism. C
ideals.
• His architecture includes a • Among his most famous designs are O
considerable number of epoch the Iconic Ant chair, designed for B
making buildings in both Denmark, Novo Nordisk canteen in 1952, the
S
Germany and Great Britain. Series 7, The Egg and The Swan
• As a designer, Jacobsen made designed for the SAS Royal Hotel in E
prototypes for furniture, textiles, 1958, and the tableware Cylinda-Line N
wallpaper, silverware etc. for Stelton.

4. HIS SIGNIFICANT ARCHITECTURAL WORKS
A
• Bellevue Beach, Klampenborg, Denmark (1932)
R
• Bellavista residential complex, Klampenborg, Copenhagen (1931–34) N
• Bellevue Theatre and restaurant, Klampenborg (1935–36) E
• Stelling House, 6 Gammeltorv, Copenhagen (1934–37)
• Søllerød Town Hall , Søllerød, Copenhagen (1938–42) J
• Århus City Hall (with Erik Møller), Århus (1939–42) A
• Rødovre Town Hall, Rødovre, Denmark (1952–56) C
• SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen (1958–60). O
• National Bank of Denmark, Copenhagen (1965–70) B
S
• St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK (1964–66)
E
• Royal Danish Embassy, London, UK (1976–77)
N
• Parliament House, Islamabad, Pakistan

5. A
R
Bellavista
Residential complex, N
Klampenborg, E
Copenhagen
J
A
C
O
B
S
E
N

6. A
R
N
E
J
The Danish Embassy, London Søholm I terraced houses, Klampenborg
A
C
O
B
S
E
N
Alléhusene Housing Søllerød Town Hall, Copenhagen

7. A
R
N
E
J
A
C
O
B
S
E
SAS Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Stelling House N
Copenhagen

8. A
R
N
E
J
Danmarks National Bank
A
C
O
B
Skovshoved Petrol Station, S
Copenhagen, Denmark
E
N
St.Catherine’s college, Oxford

9. CONTEMPORARY INTERIORS A
R
N
E
J
A
Stairwell - Aarhus City Hall C
O
B
Aarhus City Hall S
E
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Interior of Radisson Blu Hotel

10. A
R
N
E
Aarhus City Hall J
A
C
O
B
S
Interior of Rødovre Library E
The Arne Jacobsen Room, at the N
Radisson SAS Royal Hotel.

11. A
R
N
E
J
A
The Rødovre central Staircase,in C
Rodovre Hall suspended in O
orange-red steel rods from the
roof construction. The sides are B
cut from 5 cm (2”)steel plate, S
painted a dark grey; the steps are
stainless, only a few mm, bent and
E
with a rubber top for grip. N

12. St.Catherine’s College,
A
Oxford, UK
R
Formal Dining Room N
E
J
A
C
O
B
Music Room Interior
S
E
Library N

13. A
R
N
E
J
Senior Common Room
A
C
O
B
S
Library E
N
Formal Dining Room

14. A
R
N
E
J
A
C
O
B
S
St Catherine's College, Oxford St Catherine's College, Oxford E
University (St. Catz) - The University (St. Catz) – Staircase N
Lecture hall in the Library

15. A
R
N
E
J
A
C
O
B
Alléhusene Housing, S
jægersborg allé, Gentofte
E
The jespersen office building
in copenhagen N

16. • Arne Jacobsen´s designs came into
A
existence as brief sketches and
were then modeled in plaster or R
cardboard in full size. N
• He kept on working until his
E
revolutionary ideas for new
furniture had been realized at the
utmost perfection. J
• The "Ant" from 1952 became the A
starting point of his world fame as a
furniture designer and became the C
first of a number of lightweight O
chairs with seat and back in one B
piece of moulded wood.
• Model "3107“, 1955 is often merely S
called " The Number Seven Chair". It E
was launched in beech, black and N
white.

17. • The Royal Hotel, situated in A
Copenhagen, is one of Jacobsen´s
masterpieces. R
• For the decoration of the hotel he N
designed several pieces of E
furniture, lamps and fabrics, and
also cutlery, glasses, and door
handles. J
• During the 1960´es Arne Jacobsen A
turned to forms as the circle,
C
cylinder, triangle, and cubes.
• On the whole, his mind as an O
architect began to influence his B
design. • As significant counterpoints to the stiffly
S
• Both the stainless steel tableware upright, monumental building his easy
set "Cylinda-Line" and the lamp chair, the "Swan" and the "Egg", stand out E
series "AJ" reflect this. as organic sculptures. N

18. EGG CHAIR
A
• The Egg was designed in a typical Jacobsen
style, using state-of-the-art material. R
• It is believed to be inspired by Eero N
Saarinen's "Womb chair", from which it E
gains some traits.
J
• The Egg was (as was the Swan)
A
designed as a couch also -
though the actual piece was C
thought to be a figment of O
someone's imagination, fed by B
the existence of the Swan-
couch. S
E
N

19. THE DOT CHAIR A
• Designed as a stacking stool, the Dot has a chromed R
frame with a painted beech 'seat' in a choice of white, N
black, orange, lime or rose.
E
J
A
C
O
B
S
E
N

20. THE LILY CHAIR A
• It was designed by R
Arne Jacobsen in N
1968 for the Danish
National Bank. E
• The curvy chair with
its characteristic J
wide shoulders and
A
slim waist is a
beautiful example of C
how Arne Jacobsen O
constantly kept
B
exploring and
challenging the S
possibilities of E
veneer.
N

21. THE DROP CHAIR A
• The Drop chair was designed R
for the Royal hotel in 1958,
N
and about 40 were
upholstered in brown leather E
for the hotel´s Bistro.
• The Drop chair is one of
J
Jacobsen´s moulded shell
chairs. A
C
O
B
S
E
N

22. THE POT CHAIR A
R
N
E
J
A
C
O
B
S
E
N

23. 3107 DINING CHAIR(7 series)
A
• It is the classic chair by Arne
Jacobsen often designated as R
"The Butterfly“ N
• Unlike other chairs of the same E
type, the 3107 is specially
manufactured with fabric in
between the wood layers for J
extra flexibility and durability. A
C
O
B
S
E
N

24. ANT CHAIR A
• The Ant chair is a classic of R
modern chair design. Original 3-
legged N
• It was designed in 1952 by
Jacobsen for use in the canteen of E
the Danish pharmaceutical firm
”Novo Nordisk”.
J
• The Ant was named for its
approximate similarity to the A
outline of an ant with C
its head raised. O
• The chair was designed to be light,
stable, easy to stack up, and to
(Later) 4-legged B
minimize tangling the user's feet. • The chair has since proved very popular S
• The original model had three plastic although the plastic in the legs was E
legs and a seat made from form- replaced by tubular steel, and a version
moulded laminated veneer. with four legs was also made. N

25. A
R
N
E
J
A
The original three-legged Ant C
chair on display in Design O
Museum, Denmark
B
S
E
4 legged ant chairs in Royal
N
Café, Copenhagen

26. WOODEN LEGGED GRAND PRIX CHAIR A
R
N
E
J
A
C
O
B
S
E
N

27. THE GIRAFFE CHAIR A
• The Giraffe chair was designed R
for the Royal Hotel´s dining N
room.
• It has a shell upholstered in E
fabric, and wooden edging.
• The legs, in profiled laminated J
wood, are the same as those
A
on the Grand Prix chair.
• The Giraffe chair´s design C
objective was that its high O
back would be restful and
B
make guests feel relaxed and
comfortable at the table. S
• It provides good access E
between the chairs would
N
make serving easy.

28. THE SWAN CHAIR A
• The Swan is a chair and a R
couch designed by
Jacobsen for Radisson N
SAS Royal Hotel in E
Copenhagen.
• He also used it on his
J
following projects
like Danmarks National A
bank. C
O
B
S
E
N

29. THE SWAN SOFA A
R
N
E
J
• The Swan sofa was made as a special A
model for the furnishing of suites, C
lounges and the panoramic restaurant O
at the SAS hotel in 1958.
• It is available in a variety of fabric B
upholstery as well as exclusive leather S
types. • The characteristic 3-dimensional shape E
• The sofa rests on a shaker base in contains no straight lines but is based
satin polished Aluminium. N
on curves like the Egg and the Swan.

30. ACCESSORIES
A
Arne Jacobsen R
Table Lamp -
was originally N
designed for the E
SAS Royal Hotel
in Copenhagen
J
A
C
Lamp designed for the Royal SAS Hotel
in Copenhagen - Combination of bright O
steel and linen in an elliptical shade B
that seems to float in the air. The
support fits into one side of the elliptical S
base. Raised on this support, the shade
becomes an extension of the base.
E
N
Chest of Drawers

31. A
R
N
E
J
Arne Jacobsen Cutlery
A
C
O
B
S
E
AJ Candle Holder, crafted in Bellevue Collection (Wall Lamp, Desk Lamp & N
Stainless Steel Floor Lamp) Created By Jacobsen in 1929.

32. A
R
N
E
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AJ Royal Bowl AJ Royal Pendant
Bankers Clock A
C
O
B
S
E
AJ Royal Bowl & Candlestick N
Pair of Jacobsen "Aarhus" ceiling lamp